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Cost and Management Accounting Online Course with Certificate

Learn the principles, concepts and techniques of cost and management accounting. Study at your own pace or join a tutor support program.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

1. Explain the roles of cost accounting, management accounting, and financial accounting.

2. Identify elements of costs.

3. Allocate and evaluate costs.

4. Calculate product costs under different methods of cost accounting.

5. Identify relevant costs for decision-making.

6. Describe the principles of budgeting and prepare budgets.

7. Identify any ethical issues that may be met by management accountants.

Course Overview (Video)

Course Curriculum

 

Unit 1 - Scope of Management Accounting

Unit 2 - Cost Classification

Unit 3 - Material Costs

Unit 4 - Labour Costs

Unit 5 - Overhead Costs

Unit 6 - Specific Order Costing

Unit 7 - Process Costing

Unit 8 - Absorption and Marginal Costing

Unit 9 - CVP Analysis

Unit 10 - Relevant and Irrelevant Costs

Unit 11 - Activity Based Costing

Unit 12 - Standard Costing

Unit 13 - Variance Analysis

Unit 14 - Budgeting

Unit 15 - Budgetary Control


 

  • Unit 1- Introduction to Cost & Management Accounting
    • Lecture 1 - Scope of Cost & Mgt Accounting

     
    Unit 2 - Cost Classification
    • Lecture 1 - Product & Service Cost Classification

    • Lecture 2 - Cost Classification by Function

    • Lecture 3 - Cost Concepts

     
    Unit 3 - Material Costs
    • Lecture 1 - Material Costs Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Stock Levels

    • Lecture 3 - Re-Order Quantity (EOQ)

    • Lecture 4 - Stock Valuation Techniques

  • Unit 4 - Labor Costing
    • Lecture 1 - Labor Costing Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Remuneration Methods

    • Lecture 3 - Labor Turnover

     
    Unit 5 - Accounting for Overheads
    • Lecture 1 - Accounting for Overheads

    • Lecture 2 - Overhead Allocation

    • Lecture 3 - Overhead Apportionment

     
    Unit 6 - Specific Order Costing
    • Lecture 1 - Job Costing

    • Lecture 2 - Batch Costing

    • Lecture 3 - Contract Costing

     
    Unit 7 - Process Costing
    • Lecture 1 - Process costing

     
    Unit 8 - Absorption and Marginal Costing
    • Lecture 1 - Marginal Costing

    • Lecture 2 - Absorption Costing

    • Lecture 3 - Profit Reconciliation

    • Lecture 4 - Marginal Costing Profit Statement

    • Lecture 5 - Absorption Costing Profit Statement

     
    Unit 9 - CVP Analysis
    • Lecture 1 - BEP for a Single Product

    • Lecture 2 - Margin of safety for single product

    • Lecture 3 - Target Profit for a single product

     
    Unit 10 - Relevant and Irrelevant Costs
    • Lecture 1 - Introduction to Relevant Costs

    • Lecture 2 - Make or Buy Decisions

    • Lecture 3 - Operate or Shutdown Decisions

    • Lecture 4 - Product-mix decisions

    • Lecture 5 - Special Order decisions

     
    Unit 11 - Activity Based Costing
    • Lecture 1 - Activity Based Costing Explained

     
    Unit 12 - Standard Costing
    • Lecture 1 - Introduction to Standard Costing

    • Lecture 2 - Preparation of Flexible Budget

     
    Unit 13 - Variance Analysis
    • Lecture 1 - Basic Variances Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Material and Labor Variances

    • Lecture 3 - Variable and Fixed Overhead Variances

     
    Unit 14 - Budgeting and Budgetary Control

Course Resources
The study textbook covers progressive notes targeting the entire financial accounting syllabus including review exercises to test your understanding of the subject.
The Revision Kit complements the study text by giving you the chance to practice exam-style questions covering the fundamental principles of cost and management accounting.
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  • The course starts now and never ends!  It is a completely self-paced online course. You decide when you start and when you finish.


    If you pay for a Tutor support plan, you will get to attend weekly live interactive sessions with your Tutor in addition to following your own study plan.

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  • We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied, with your purchase, contact us in the first 7 days and we will give you a full refund.

  • You will get a custom certificate signed by your lecturer for every short course and master class. Students undertaking professional courses such as CPA(U), ATD, and CTA will get their certificates and result slips from the ICPAU.

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Target Group

The course has been designed for students undertaking Cost and Management Accounting under CPA(U) professional course and has been built around the official CPA(U) syllabus. The course is also designed for students undertaking Management Accounting at an institution of higher learning.

CPA Innocent Mugisha is a Professor of Finance and Accounting with over 10 years experience in teaching Accounting and Finance related courses including Cost and Management Accounting both at University and Professional level. His qualifications are: PhD (candidate), MBA(Finance), CPA(U), FCCA, CIPS, CTA and BCOM (Accounting). Innocent has also published various books on most topics in Accounting and Finance for Business and Professional Studies.

CPA Innocent Mugisha is a Professor of Finance and Accounting with over 10 years' experience in teaching Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Auditing and Statistics related courses including hands-on courses on common accounting system such as tally, quickbooks and sunsystems both at University and Professional level. His qualifications are; PhD (candidate), MBA(Finance), CPA(U), FCCA, CIPS, CTA and BCOM (Accounting). Innocent has also published various books on most topics in Accounting and Finance for Business and Professional Studies.

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